a. Is being repaired
b. Was being repaired
b. Was being repaired
2. The computer _____ by that guy.
a. Has been sold
b. Has been being sold
b. Has been being sold
3. She can’t be _____ by this gun.
a. stop
b. stopped
b. stopped
4. Ubah ke passive voice – He will change the answer.
5. I knew when the room _____.
a. Was being cleaned
b. Is being cleaned
b. Is being cleaned
6. Ubah ke passive voice – I have taken the salt.
a. The salt has been taken by me
b. The salt have been taken by me
b. The salt have been taken by me
7. The books _____ by Mr. Suherman last week.
a. Was bought
b. Is bought
b. Is bought
8. He is _____ by the principal now.
a. Being punished
b. Been punished
b. Been punished
9. The next year examination _____ perfectly.
a. would be passed
b. should be passed
b. should be passed
10. Ubah ke passive voice – He took the medicine.
a. The medicine is taken by him
b. The medicine was taken by him
b. The medicine was taken by him
Jawaban:
1. b
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. a
6. a
7. a
8. a
9. b
10. b
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. a
6. a
7. a
8. a
9. b
10. b
Passive and active
1. The child told us he had been left alone by his step mother in the empty building.
From the sentence above we know that:
a. The child had left his step mother alone in the empty building.
b. The child went to the empty building with his step mother, then she went away.
c. The child wanted to leave his step mother in the empty building.
d. The child had left his step mother before he went to the empty building.
2. A well-known architect is designing our new office.
The passive form is:
a. designs
b. designed
c. be designing
d. is designing
3. They have been met by him
A. he has will met them
C. He has met them
B. he was met them
D. He were met them
Jawaban: C He has met them
4. This plant had been watered by her for 5 minutes when I got here
A. she had watered this plant for 5 minutes when i got here
B. she have watered this plant for 5 minutes when i got here
C. she was watered this plant for 5 minutes when i got here
D. she were watered this plant for 5 minutes when i got here
Jawaban: A. She had watered this plant for 5 minutes when I got here
5. This plant was being watered by her.
A. she are watering this plant
B. she were wastering this plant
C. she was watering this plant
D. she will wastering this plant
Jawaban : C. She was watering this plant
6. They would be being met by him.
A. he would be meeting them
B. he could be meeting them
C. he are be meeting them
D. he are be met them.
Jawaban : A.He would be meeting them
7. All the books in the library______by the minister of Finance last year.
A. Were given
C. has given
B. gave
D. give
8. It’s no use expecting an answer today, as your proposal_______by his mother.
A.had not yet been receive
C. will not have been received yet
B. is not receive yet
D. will receive
9. I became quite nervous when I knew that I would be _______by Mr. Kusman Aji.
A. Was interviewing C. interviewed
B. Interview D. Interviewing
10. The teacher told the students that they needed to revise their essays.
The passive of the underlined clause is:
a. Their essays were needed to revise.
b. their essays were need to be revising.
c. Their essays were needed to be revised.
d. Their essays needed to be revised.
11.They were met by him yesterday
A. he met them yesterday
C. He was them yesterday
B. he are met them yesterday
D. He were them met yesterday
Jawaban: A. He met them yesterday
12. Tono wasn’t offered the job.
We can also say:
a. Tono didn’t offer the job.
b. They don’t offer the job to Tono.
c. Tono was offering the job.
d. They were offering Tono the job.
13. “Which paintings will be exhibited tomorrow?”
“We don’t know yet. They …………………. by a team.”
a. are still being selected
b. are still selecting
c. still be selected
d. still selected
14. “When …………………?”
“Before World War I”
a. this hospital to be built
b. was this hospital being built
c. this hospital built
d. was this hospital built
15. Find the passive form of “They will look after you well”.
a. You will be looked after well.
b. They will be looked after you well.
c. You will be well looked after.
d. You will be to be looked after by them well.
16. What is the active form of “English is spoken in the United States” ?
a. People in the US speak English.
b. In the US speak English.
c. Everybody speak English in the US.
d. Everybody spoke English in the US.
17. After the house ……………………. white, it looked beautiful.
a. had been painted
b. to be painting
c. had been painting
d. had painted
18. “What do people need for irrigation?”
The passive construction of the sentence is:
a. What is needed for irrigation?
b. What is irrigation needed for?
c. What people are needed for irrigation?
d. what is for irrigation needed?
19. Although the stolen car ……………………. the police cannot trace the thieves.
a. is being found
b. has found
c. has been found
d. had found
20. The street ……………………. when we passed yesterday.
a. has repaired
b. is being repaired
c. was being repaired
d. has been repaired
1. The child told us he had been left alone by his step mother in the empty building.
From the sentence above we know that:
a. The child had left his step mother alone in the empty building.
b. The child went to the empty building with his step mother, then she went away.
c. The child wanted to leave his step mother in the empty building.
d. The child had left his step mother before he went to the empty building.
2. A well-known architect is designing our new office.
The passive form is:
a. designs
b. designed
c. be designing
d. is designing
3. They have been met by him
A. he has will met them
C. He has met them
B. he was met them
D. He were met them
Jawaban: C He has met them
4. This plant had been watered by her for 5 minutes when I got here
A. she had watered this plant for 5 minutes when i got here
B. she have watered this plant for 5 minutes when i got here
C. she was watered this plant for 5 minutes when i got here
D. she were watered this plant for 5 minutes when i got here
Jawaban: A. She had watered this plant for 5 minutes when I got here
5. This plant was being watered by her.
A. she are watering this plant
B. she were wastering this plant
C. she was watering this plant
D. she will wastering this plant
Jawaban : C. She was watering this plant
6. They would be being met by him.
A. he would be meeting them
B. he could be meeting them
C. he are be meeting them
D. he are be met them.
Jawaban : A.He would be meeting them
7. All the books in the library______by the minister of Finance last year.
A. Were given
C. has given
B. gave
D. give
8. It’s no use expecting an answer today, as your proposal_______by his mother.
A.had not yet been receive
C. will not have been received yet
B. is not receive yet
D. will receive
9. I became quite nervous when I knew that I would be _______by Mr. Kusman Aji.
A. Was interviewing C. interviewed
B. Interview D. Interviewing
10. The teacher told the students that they needed to revise their essays.
The passive of the underlined clause is:
a. Their essays were needed to revise.
b. their essays were need to be revising.
c. Their essays were needed to be revised.
d. Their essays needed to be revised.
11.They were met by him yesterday
A. he met them yesterday
C. He was them yesterday
B. he are met them yesterday
D. He were them met yesterday
Jawaban: A. He met them yesterday
12. Tono wasn’t offered the job.
We can also say:
a. Tono didn’t offer the job.
b. They don’t offer the job to Tono.
c. Tono was offering the job.
d. They were offering Tono the job.
13. “Which paintings will be exhibited tomorrow?”
“We don’t know yet. They …………………. by a team.”
a. are still being selected
b. are still selecting
c. still be selected
d. still selected
14. “When …………………?”
“Before World War I”
a. this hospital to be built
b. was this hospital being built
c. this hospital built
d. was this hospital built
15. Find the passive form of “They will look after you well”.
a. You will be looked after well.
b. They will be looked after you well.
c. You will be well looked after.
d. You will be to be looked after by them well.
16. What is the active form of “English is spoken in the United States” ?
a. People in the US speak English.
b. In the US speak English.
c. Everybody speak English in the US.
d. Everybody spoke English in the US.
17. After the house ……………………. white, it looked beautiful.
a. had been painted
b. to be painting
c. had been painting
d. had painted
18. “What do people need for irrigation?”
The passive construction of the sentence is:
a. What is needed for irrigation?
b. What is irrigation needed for?
c. What people are needed for irrigation?
d. what is for irrigation needed?
19. Although the stolen car ……………………. the police cannot trace the thieves.
a. is being found
b. has found
c. has been found
d. had found
20. The street ……………………. when we passed yesterday.
a. has repaired
b. is being repaired
c. was being repaired
d. has been repaired
1. Anda sedang diajar Bahasa Inggris oleh saya.
2. Saya sedang menulis pelajaran Bahasa Inggris.
3. Handphone saya telah dipinjam oleh teman.
4. Gambar saya diambil oleh wartawan kemarin.
5. Kami akan nonton bioskop minggu depan.
Jawaban
untuk soal A.
1. You are taught English lesson by me.
2. I am writing English lesson.
3. My hand phone has been borrowed by my friend.
4. My picture was taken by the journalist yesterday.
5. We will watch the movie next week
Dari
jawaban di atas, Anda dapat menyimpulkan sendiri yang mana kalimat active, dan
mana yang kalimat passive.
1. Ubahlah kalimat aktif di bawah ini menjadi kalimat
pasif.
1. I understand English a little.
2. They were calling her in this room at 7.00 am.
3. He has taught you for 3 months.
4. Yunaz gave you a gift.
5. I will write the answer of the questions next week.
Jawaban
1. English is understood a little (by me)
2. She was being called (by them) in this room at 7.00 am
3. You have been taught (by him) for 3 months
4. You were given a gift (by Yunaz).
5. The answer of the questions will be written (by me)
next week.
